Do not require parents to seek permission to home educate.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Do not introduce measures in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill that require some parents to seek permission to home educate. This disproportionately affects SEND children. Do not introduce checks on our homes as that infringes on our right to private and family life.

Currently parents are legally responsible for their children's education and parents can choose to home educate. The CWSB seeks to restrict this for SEND children. Many neurodivergent and disabled children do not cope in mainstream education but thrive in home education. Changing the law in this way discriminates against disabled children. Forcing entry into homes to check they are "appropriate" based only on opinion also infringes on private family life. Our children deserve to feel safe.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation
Don't introduce unique child identifier and increased home education regulation

Timeline

15 Feb 2025	Petition opened for signatures
28 Mar 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Mar 2025

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